Metaphorical Music
by Nujabes
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Nujabes bestography
Metaphorical Music is ranked 2nd best out of 4 albums by Nujabes on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Nujabes is Modal Soul which is ranked number 1273 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,367.
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Metaphorical Music track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 82 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Metaphorical Music rankings
Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hyggevinyl | Top 64 Music Albums of 2003 | 1/64 | 5 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 62/100 | 8 |
| 2026 |  AAL2014 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 55/100 | 9 |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Favorite Albums From Japan 🇯🇵 | 18/51 | - |
| 2026 | AAL2014 | Top 56 Music Albums of 2003 | 16/56 | 4 |
| 2026 | VanillaBean | Top 30 Music Albums of 2003 | 10/30 | 4 |
| 2026 | cicadelic | Top 100 Music Albums of 2003 | 44/100 | 3 |
| 2026 | Exist-en-ciel | Top 100 Music Albums of the 2000s | 66/100 | 7 |
| 2026 |  Glitterboiii | Top 50 Music Albums of 2003 | 12/50 | 4 |
| 2026 | Hayden | Top 60 Music Albums of 2003 | 7/60 | 5 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 95 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 503 | |||
Metaphorical Music collection
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Metaphorical Music ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/28/2026 19:36 |  DommeDamian | 7,768 | 48/100 |
| ! | 05/10/2026 04:35 |  awesomness425 | 2,008 | 77/100 |
| ! | 04/14/2026 09:08 | Liks_on_music | 656 | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 81.2/100, a mean average of 79.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.9/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.4.
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Metaphorical Music forum mentions
Jimmy Dread 06/24/2020 16:41 in Albums You Added To Your Collection Today
dihansse 11/24/2019 21:45 in My discoveries per year
LedZep 10/02/2019 12:04 in You must listen to the album below you: canon editionMetaphorical Music comments
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Nujabes is a Japanese producer who is a jazz rap genius and the main pioneer of the lo-fi movement in hip-hop. Nujabes is one of the producers who has most influenced the rap scene in the 2000s. All these albums are excellents but my favorite remains "Metaphorical Music". "Metaphorical music", that's what I call the perfect album. From start to finish, the disc is a wonderful relaxing journey. Nujabes' approach to creating rhythms is truly impressive. Traditional hip-hop, imbued with colorful jazz, is what makes me dream the most. The sound of Nujabes is sweet, melancholy and extraordinarily beautiful. The way the piano melody flows with a simple but captivating boom beat, is suspended in the background in songs like "Blessing It" and "Kumomi". How the rhythmic and manic passages of the Horn in the Middle drum blend into this iconic chorus of the trumpet. The way the so-called trumpet chorus is followed by a small piano chorus. It's too engaging and hypnotic. The guitar loop on "Lady Brown" and the Low Key synth pattern on "Highs 2 Lows". The tracks are as natural as a wave caressing your feet or a summer breeze beautifies your cheeks. One of the most relaxing albums of all time.
10/10
Best track: "Lady Brown" (Edited)
I do love Modal Soul. But this album is superior.
travelful 01/20/2018 01:39 | #206017 | TOP COMMENT
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Great album. Probably would make my overall chart if the album ended at 'Latitude (remix)'. The album starts to lag at the end and 'FILO'-'The final view' should probably have just been cut from the album. Overall, some of the best production I've heard in hip-hop and I expect no less from Nujabes
Lowkey 05/16/2016 21:33 | #166213 | TOP COMMENT
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songs to save the world (Edited)
a masterpiece of its own style... (Edited)
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